LINUX PIPELINE NEWSLETTER
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004

In This Issue
1. Editor's Note: High Stakes In Europe
2. Mozilla Releases Final 1.7 Suite
3. More European Governments Move To Open Source  
4. Eclipse Updates Open-Source Tools Platform 
5. Munich To Seek Bids For Linux Migration Job
6. In Other Linux And Open Source News
7. Consider Hardware First In Figuring Linux Ownership Costs
8. Voting Booth: Cast Your Vote On User Interfaces
9. This Week's Top Story From Server Pipeline
   - HP: From Big Iron To Smaller Servers
10. Shameless Self-Promotion
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1. EDITOR'S NOTE: High Stakes In Europe

Business and government users don't like to be early adopters.
They'd much rather invest in technology that's already in
widespread use, rather than take chances on deploying new
technology that's relatively untried in the real world. 

That's why eyes in the Linux community are turned to Europe,
where several governments are deploying Linux. 

In Germany recently, the Brandenberg Cabinet, a regional
governing body, approved a five-year plan that called open source
"modern and innovative." 

Separately, Munich decided to gradually migrate 14,000 computers
from Microsoft to Linux. The $42 million project is scheduled for
completion in 2009.

And in Bergen, Norway, government officials decided to put SuSE
Linux Enterprise Server 8 on servers, replacing Windows and Unix.

If those deployments prove successful, they'll add a great deal
of momentum to open source in the enterprise. 

And if they fail, open source could be dealt a blow from which it
will never recover. 

--Mitch Wagner, Editor
Linux Pipeline
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/
mailto:mwagner@cmp.com?Subject=LPNfeedback

For more commentary and links from Mitch Wagner, see Wagner's
Weblog
http://wagblog.internetweek.com

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2. Mozilla Releases Final 1.7 Suite
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100787
The new version includes improved user interface and performance.

3. More European Governments Move To Open Source  
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100903
Germany, Norway, and Bulgaria are making headway in the switch.

4. Eclipse Updates Open-Source Tools Platform 
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/22100130
Eclipse 3.0, slated for release next week, will include
improvements for building Java desktop applications and a host of
developer usability enhancements.

5. Munich To Seek Bids For Linux Migration Job
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/22100041
The project entails the migration of 14,000 computers from
Microsoft Windows and Office software to Linux and OpenOffice. 

6. IN OTHER LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE NEWS:

Red Hat's Solidly In The Black  
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100635

Samsung Crafts Linux File System For NAND Flash
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22101435

VMware Has 64-Bit Software For Windows, Linux
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22101047

IBM Releases Five New Java Technologies To AlphaWorks  
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100996

Vendors Push For Tighter Linux-InfiniBand Coordination 
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100245

Report: Server Growth To Be Paced By Blades, Linux 
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/22100187

7. Consider Hardware First In Figuring Linux Ownership Costs
http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/22100721
Hardware considerations can muddle the seemingly lower cost of
Linux ownership.

8. VOTING BOOTH: Cast Your Vote On User Interfaces
http://linuxpipeline.com/vote/interface_040608.jhtml
Best user interface: KDE, GNOME, Command line, other?

THE RESULTS SO FAR:

KDE: 54%, 167 votes out of 307
GNOME: 18%, 56 votes out of 307
Command line: 18%, 56 votes out of 307
Other: 9%, 28 votes out of 307

9. THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY FROM SERVER PIPELINE

HP: From Big Iron To Smaller Servers
http://www.serverpipeline.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=22100970
HP is helping companies move business apps from mainframes to
server platforms.

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